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Pacify

A co-op horror romp where teams scour a haunted house for keys and dolls while an evil girl flickers between calm and lethal.

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Here's the argument for where this game sits - disagree freely.
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EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE7 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10

the cheat-test profile

The four axes - the argument

Each axis is rated on its own - how far one cheat would trivialize the game here. They don't trade off; low on all four means the game is an experience, not a contest.

  1. Execution

    cheat: Aimbot - perfect inputs

    2/10

    Sprinting and door play need only basic control

  2. Reads

    cheat: Out-predict an adaptive opponent

    0/10

    The girl switches states by rules, not by reading players

  3. Variance

    cheat: See what's hidden / map the RNG

    7/10

    Randomised key and doll locations make every run uncertain

  4. Optimization

    cheat: A perfect solver / coach

    6/10

    Teams that map mechanics turn chaos into clean speedruns

How to read this

Each axis is named by the cheat that would break the game along it. Execution is the hands. Reads is out-thinking an adaptive opponent. Variance is hidden information & RNG. Optimization is the solvable systems layer. A game's region is the top one or two axes.

These four aren't one rating split four ways - they're independent 0-10 questions. A 9 on one axis takes nothing from the others, and a game low on all four isn't missing data: it's telling you there's no skill here to cheat.

The basis is how the majority actually plays this game - not a niche mode or a personal run. For a game with very different modes (a story campaign versus ranked multiplayer), that's the version most people mean.

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Game details

Released
2019
Developer
Shawn Hitchcock
Platforms
PS4, PC, Mac, XONE, Switch
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
IGDB users
65/100
SimulatorStrategyAdventureIndieActionHorror